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NCLEX Nutrition

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. How many cal/gram are carbohydrates?






2. Fats are needed for proper absorption of these vitamins






3. If a patient. was riboflavin B2 deficient what foods are good sources of B2?






4. How much meat/beans should be eaten?






5. What orange vegetables are good to eat?






6. If protein stores become depleted which can neagatively affect immune system of which lab value






7. What does basal metabolic rate BMR calculate?






8. How much grains are to be eaten per day?






9. How long should a food record or journal is analyzed for nutrient content?






10. How much vegetables are to be eaten per day?






11. What milk products are avoided in the pyramid and not a good supply of calcium?






12. What color vegetables are to be consumed more of?






13. What type of people need extra protein?






14. Where can you find good sources of vitamin K?






15. What foods are needed for this deficiency of nutritional anemia - or neural tube defects?






16. Protein stores show short term changes of which lab value






17. This tool assesses each body system for nutrent excess or deficiency






18. What foods are good if patient. is vitamin A defecient and/or suffer from night blindness or xeropthalmia?






19. These cannot be synthesized by body and must be obtained by diet






20. What clinical administration is used and checked by albumin - prealbumin - and transferrin and overall nutrtion?






21. Sources of fats






22. Food freqency questionnaire is used over this time period to track nutrients not consumed daily






23. Promote normal metabolism - and prevent this nutrient from being used for energy






24. What is the function of vitamin C?






25. These nutrients required for proper growth - development - body repair - fluid and electrolyte balance - produce enzymes - hormones and antibodies






26. How much sodium may be consumed per day?






27. Good overall indicator of nutritional status becaUse of long half life and maintain until malnutrtion occurs






28. The higher the BMR a client has --






29. Where can you get more vitamin D?






30. How much fruit is to be eaten/day?






31. Where can you find good sources of vitamin E?






32. What function is vitamin D?






33. If inadequate amounts of protein can lead to this






34. How many calories/gram is protein?






35. What foods are needed for pellegra - dermatitis - diarrhea - and dementia?






36. What foods have high quality protein?






37. What type of albumin levels will show malnutrtion?






38. Fats can lead to some medical problems






39. What type of patients are to utilize nutritional screening initiatives NSI?






40. What problem may occur if vitamin K deficient?






41. What are healthy sources of fats?






42. Concentrated sources of energy poviding 9 calories/gram






43. What blood levels are checked for decrease in iron?






44. What foods are carbohydrates and provide energy?






45. What foods are good sources of carbohydrates?






46. If fat intake is insufficient then expect these medical problems






47. What is normal albumin levels?






48. How much milk is to be consumed per day?






49. How much more calories are needed for lactation?






50. How much more calories are needed for pregnancy?